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Toyota announces huge Lexus hybrid recall

It appears Toyota’s recall issues are not yet behind the Japanese manufacturer after Toyota Motor Sales US declared its intention to conduct a voluntary safety recall of up to 17,000 2010 Lexus HS250h hybrid vehicles. The reason for the recall is to address a compliance issue with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 301. It follows [...]

Lexus reveals hybrid bicycle concept

Perhaps Lexus has had enough of criticisms that its environmental efforts make it a pseudo-green carmaker as the Japanese brand reveals a hybrid bicycle concept instead. The carmaker is known for producing luxury and large vehicles which have never been delicate drinkers of fuel- but in a bid to cut emissions- has already a hybrid [...]

Lexus to debut CT200h compact hybrid

Toyota’s luxury brand Lexus has established a stellar reputation for producing hybrid cars and now it will bring its latest vehicle – the CT200h premium compact – to the US in 2011. The Lexus CT200h will be the first dedicated hybrid vehicle in the premium compact segment and will be revealed to the US public [...]

Lexus reveals next production hybrid

Lexus has released more details of its new production-ready CT-200h, ahead of its debut at the Geneva Motor Show next week. Lexus’ first  premium compact hybrid is set to enter production late in 2010 and will go on sale worldwide. The full hybrid model, which features a passing resemblance to sister-brand Toyota’s Prius, will be [...]

Lexus reveals new hybrid CT 200h

Luxury carmaker, Lexus is to unveil a new full hybrid model at the forthcoming Geneva motor show. Proclaimed to be the first full hybrid within the ‘premium compact’ sector, the new CT 200h will join the brand’s blooming hybrid range which includes the RX 450h, GS 450h and LS 600h. Described as a car for [...]

Report: Toyota to halt hybrid production

Following on from yesterday’s news that Toyota will recall around 436,000 hybrid models worldwide (see article), new reports suggest that the car manufacturer will halt domestic production of two of its hybrid models. The Nikkei reports the Toyota Motor Corporation will suspend domestic production of both the Sai and Lexus HS250h Hybrids, which are to [...]

Breaking news: More Toyota hybrid recalls expected

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse for the beleaguered Toyota Motor Corporation following a series of vehicle recalls, now it appears that two more of its hybrid cars will be affected. According to reports in the Nikkei, Toyota will begin recalling both the Sai Hybrid and the Lexus HS250h Hybrid, which use [...]

US hybrid sales rise in December – but what about the calendar year?

There was more good news for manufacturers of hybrid vehicles as reported sales leapt by 42 per cent in December 2009 compared to the previous year. Sales reached 25,167 units during the month thanks in part to the fact that December 2009 had 28 selling days compared to 26 in the prior year. The figures [...]

Hybrid car sales soar in November

Great news for hybrid cars, as reported US sales of the vehicles leapt by 21 per cent year on year in November 2009 to 20,003 units. Even though overall light duty vehicle sales were generally flat for the month, according to figures from Autodata, reported hybrid sales increased to now represent 2.7 per cent of [...]

Huge rise in hybrid sales during October

Hybrid sales in the USA enjoyed a significant leap during October, increasing by volume to 24,475 units – an increase of 11.4 per cent and a 2.9 per cent market share. The figures were boosted in part by the fact that October 2009 had 28 selling days compared to 27 in the previous year. However, [...]